AfMA Fleetdrive Issue 19 | Page 8

As vehicle use in road traffic is increasingly addressed through a work health and safety perspective, additional guidance and support is paramount for you and your employees. If for nothing else the chilling statistics should be cause for alarm across the country. number includes both workers and people killed as a result of someone else’s work activity,” said Safe Work Australia Director of Research and Evaluation Dr Fleur de Crespigny. “In addition, each year around 3,000 workers sustain a serious injury as a result of a vehicle incident.” According to data from Safe Work Australia, vehicles kill more workers than any other cause and have been involved in 65 per cent of all work-related fatalities over the last 10 years. Machinery operators, drivers and labourers are the most at risk occupations, although the risk of vehicle incidents is there for anyone working in or around vehicles. Drivers can implement a range of controls to ensure their safety around a vehicle, such as scheduling major deliveries in ‘off peak’ times, undertaking safe work practices in and around the vehicle and on the work site, and not driving when fatigued or distracted. Below are 5 key areas you should consider when attempting to protect and improve the performance of your employees in the mobile workplace: “Our data shows that in the 10 years to 2014, 1848 people died in work-related incidents involving vehicles on roads in Australia. This NATIONAL SERVICE. NATIONAL WARRANTY. NATIONAL FLEET SOLUTIONS. FLEETSOLUTIONS • Enhance vehicle safety and uptime • Boost load carrying capability • Ensure vehicle compliance • Dedicated fl eet management team • Nationwide service and support De lian sign R ra ADR COMPLIANT ED OV PPR A VT. L GO ERA FED Contact fl [email protected] for more information. SHOCK ABSORBERS SHOCK SHOCK SHOCK SUSPENSION SHOCK SHOCK ABSORBERS ABSORBERS ABSORBERS ABSORBERS ABSORBERS SUSPENSION SUSPENSION SUSPENSION SUSPENSION SUSPENSION BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES BRAKES STEERING STEERING STEERING STEERING STEERING WHEEL WHEEL WHEEL WHEEL STEERING WHEEL WHEEL ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT TOW TOW ALIGNMENT TOW BARS TOW BARS TOW BARS TOW BARS BARS BARS